diff --git a/backham.lua b/backham.lua
index 93c0a08..baed1b4 100644
--- a/backham.lua
+++ b/backham.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 --+ allows automatically focusing back to the previous client
 --> on window close (unmanage) or minimize.
 
+local awful = require("awful")
 local get_client_info = require("machina.methods").get_client_info
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------> methods ;
diff --git a/geoms.lua b/geoms.lua
index 64f3ee3..6b58d03 100644
--- a/geoms.lua
+++ b/geoms.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+local naughty = require('naughty')
+local gears = require("gears")
+local awful = require("awful")
+local beautiful = require('beautiful')
+
 local geoms = {}
 
 geoms.crt43 = function ()
diff --git a/helpers.lua b/helpers.lua
index 8b838ba..759be8b 100644
--- a/helpers.lua
+++ b/helpers.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+local naughty = require('naughty')
+local gears = require("gears")
+local awful = require("awful")
+local beautiful = require('beautiful')
 
 local function old_shuffle(direction)
    return function()